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Re: [RC] breeders vs rescues, etc - Michelle Aquilino/Carrie - Kitley, Carrie E Civ USAF AFSPC 30 MDSS/SGSLF

Hey, Michelle - when you have time, would email me privately?  I'd love
to talk to you about your mare.  :)
Carrie

I think what Tom had to say about his experience with akc vs pound
puppies, and what Rae said, is what some of us are (at least I am)
trying to point out.  There is no guarantee in either direction...  So,
my conclusion here for my own decisions, is that if there's no guarantee
in either direction, why not take the chance on a horse who you might be
the last chance for?  I don't know, that's me though =)

And then, what Tom had to say about the horse side of things:
"i think the really good ones are flukes and luck and only maybe
sometimes thru selective breeding, and finding the right owner to get
the most out of them.  To me thats as important as breeding, resting
heart rate, cannon bone or any of the other variables one thinks
important. And thats not to say some lines do better than others, and
one should not go to breeders, but i have seen so many good horses come
from the sales lot or classifieds do good i would look at the horse and
nothing more."
That's the point right there.  There is SO much that goes into making a
horse a good endurance horse, and a lot of those things go way beyond
just breeding and conformation.

I also took notice to Heidi's take on the current market for well
trained, well bred horses with good conformation.  I suppose I would
agree with this if the horse is perfect.  But the last time I was weak,
and thought about selling my horse (her and I have been through our
share of struggles and disagreements, lol), I got barely even a nibble.
She has excellent conformation, is amazing in the saddle, moves
beautifully, extremely comfortable to ride.  The only "problem" is that
she's smart, and needs someone who's a confident horse person.  But the
last trainer who worked with her found this to be a positive aspect to
her personality, as she soaks up training like a sponge, amazingly smart
horse.  For someone who knows horses, I think she's a great catch, and I
wasn't asking for much for her.  But oh well, just saying, as now I'm
glad I got no nibbles, so no complaints here ;-)

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Carrie Kitley
30th Medical Group, Vandenberg AFB
DMLSS Database Sustainment Specialist (DSS)
CACI International Inc, www.caci.com
DSN:  276-1077
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